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IB ACIO Tier‑I and FCI Phase‑I share the same core — Reasoning, Numerical Aptitude, English, General Studies. Prepare once, sit both. This starter kit breaks down pay, roles, exam patterns and the exact topics that overlap.
IB, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, offers an administrative and field‑based intelligence role. FCI, under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, runs India's food security and supply chain backbone.
Group 'C' Non‑Gazetted post focused on intelligence and internal security — domestic security, counter‑terrorism, border monitoring, and strategic reporting.
Backbone of food procurement, depot management, and Public Distribution System supply — open to graduates of any discipline for General/Depot streams.
Under the 7th CPC for IB, and the IDA pattern for FCI — each role carries a distinct benefits structure worth weighing before you pick a target.
Three roles, three rhythms — from field intelligence to depot floors to digital record‑keeping.
10 quick questions across General Studies, Current Affairs, Aptitude and English — the same mix IB ACIO and FCI test you on. Answer all, then check your prep level.
Answer every question above, then check your score.
IB ACIO runs a three‑stage funnel; FCI runs a two‑phase test with strict per‑section timing.
100 Qs · 100 Marks · 1 hour composite. ¼ mark negative marking. Top 10× vacancies qualify.
50 Marks · 1 hour. Essay + précis. Minimum 33% (17/50) qualifying cut‑off.
100 Marks. Situational judgement, alertness, security exposure, and psychometric profiling.
100 Qs · 100 Marks · 60 min, 15 min/section. ¼ mark negative marking. Score doesn't count to merit.
Paper‑I 120 Qs/120 Marks/90 min for General streams; Paper‑II adds domain knowledge for Technical roles.
10% weightage for Manager posts; skill/typing test for specific Assistant streams, then document verification.
Five sections, 20 marks each — and four of them map almost directly onto the FCI Phase‑I syllabus.
IB ACIOs carry out secret field missions overseas like foreign intelligence agents.
IB is India's internal intelligence agency — ACIOs focus on domestic security, counter‑terrorism, border monitoring, and strategic information gathering inside national borders.
FCI jobs require an agricultural background.
General, Depot and Movement streams are open to graduates of any discipline; only technical posts require specific degrees.
IB ACIO is a 9‑to‑5 desk job.
It requires active field intelligence collection, local network coordination, and prompt reporting — hours adjust to operational priorities.
IB ACIO pays up to 30 days of extra salary for duty performed on official holidays.
FCI follows the Industrial DA (IDA) pattern instead of the Central DA (CDA) used by IB.
IB ACIO Tier‑I has separate 20‑mark sections for General Studies and Current Affairs.
FCI Phase‑I marks are qualifying only — they aren't added to the final merit list.
Age limit is 18–27 for IB ACIO, and up to 28 for FCI Manager (General/Depot).
FCI Phase‑I enforces strict 15‑minute timers per section — no switching between them.
You now have the full starter kit — pay breakdowns, day‑in‑the‑life guides, subject weightage, myths vs facts, and a strategy for the exact overlap between IB ACIO and FCI.
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